He’s probably the best-known documentary filmmaker in this country. His work has been honored with 15 Emmy Awards including one for The Vietnam War, a 10-part series that took Ken Burns more than 10 years to make. He’s always loved history but his subjects go beyond extraordinary events. His miniseries include Baseball, Jazz and Country Music. His technique of zooming into still photos to pinpoint a subject is so well known that it's actually called the Ken Burns effect. We talk about life lessons in a pandemic and what we can learn from looking at history while living in the moment.